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Evaluation of a multicomponent pathway to address inpatient delirium on a neurosciences ward

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Delirium is a frequent and detrimental complication of inpatient hospitalization. Multicomponent intervention in selected groups has been shown to prevent and treat delirium, though little data exists on the effect of intervention in ...
Ethan G. Brown   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Glucocorticoid-endocannabinoid interaction in cardiac surgical patients: relationship to early cognitive dysfunction and late depression [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: Endocannabinoids (ECs) are rapidly acting immune-modulatory lipid-signaling molecules that are important for adaptation to stressful and aversive situations. They are known to interact with glucocorticoids and other stress-responsive systems.
Beiras-Fernandez, Andres   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Modulating delirium through stimulation (MoDeSt): study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial assessing the effect of postoperative transcranial electrical stimulation on delirium incidence

open access: yesTrials
Background Postoperative delirium (POD) is the most common neurological adverse event among elderly patients undergoing surgery. POD is associated with an increased risk for postoperative complications, long-term cognitive decline, an increase in ...
Sophie Leroy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

In-hospital delirium risk assessment, diagnosis and management; medications to avoid

open access: yesItalian Journal of Medicine, 2013
Background: Delirium is a common, but potentially preventable complication of acute illness that is associated with important adverse outcomes including increased length of hospital admission, risk of dementia and admission to long-term care. In-hospital
Andrew Clegg, John Young
doaj   +1 more source

Continuous Non-Invasive Eye Tracking In Intensive Care [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2021
Delirium, an acute confusional state, is a common occurrence in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Patients who develop delirium have globally worse outcomes than those who do not and thus the diagnosis of delirium is of importance. Current diagnostic methods have several limitations leading to the suggestion of eye-tracking for its diagnosis through in ...
arxiv  

Reduced level of arousal and increased mortality in adult acute medical admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background Reduced level of arousal is commonly observed in medical admissions and may predict in-hospital mortality. Delirium and reduced level of arousal are closely related.
A Calle   +52 more
core   +4 more sources

Mechanical Resonant Sensing of Spin Texture Dynamics in a 2D Antiferromagnet

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Detection of antiferromagnetic spin texture in a 2D magnetic crystal is achieved through nanomechanical resonators at radio frequencies. Sharp magnetic transitions that lead to abrupt changes in mechanical linear and nonlinear responses are assigned to antiferromagnetic domain motions.
S M Enamul Hoque Yousuf   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacting Outcomes in the Hospitalized Oncology Patient: Evidence-Informed Quality and Safety Project to Implement Routine Screening for Delirium

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2022
Background: Delirium can occur in cancer patients during an acute hospitalization or in the terminal stages of cancer. Iatrogenic delirium can complicate hospital stays for over 2.6 million older persons by increasing fall risk, restraint use, length of ...
Cassandra Vonnes, Cindy Tofthagen
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of delirium in intensive care patients and association with sedoanalgesia, severity and mortality

open access: yesRevista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, 2020
Objective: To establish the prevalence of delirium and its subsyndrome in intensive care and to associate it with the use of sedative and analgesia, severity and mortality.
Alessandra Soler Bastos   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Data-driven categorization of postoperative delirium symptoms using unsupervised machine learning

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundPhenotyping analysis that includes time course is useful for understanding the mechanisms and clinical management of postoperative delirium. However, postoperative delirium has not been fully phenotyped.
Panyawut Sri-iesaranusorn   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

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